Sherry Stringfield

Birth Name:

Sherry Lea Stringfield

Birth Place:

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack

Studied drama at SUNY, Purchase
After performing with several off-Broadway plays during college, her first full-time acting gig came for the soap opera "Guiding Light" in 1989
Growing tired of month-long shoots for series such as "ER" and "NYPD Blue", she would leave both series to return to SUNY to direct several stage productions
Enlisted the help of a speech professor to control her thick Texas accent after moving to New York
Roomed with fellow drama student Parker Posey while in college
Was once prominently featured in a Got Milk? campaign despite being lactose intolerant

1991Soap Opera Digest Award - Outstanding Villainess: Daytime:Nominated
1993Soap Opera Digest Award - Outstanding Villain/Villainess:Nominated
1995Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:Nominated
1995Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated
1995Q Award - Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series:Nominated
1996Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:Winner
1996Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama:Nominated
1996Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated
1996Q Award - Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series:Winner
1997Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:Winner
1997Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama:Nominated
1997OFTA Television Award - Best Actress in a Series:Nominated
1997OFTA Television Award - Best Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated
1997Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated

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